Topics Started by spanteach

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So what caused you to have doubts in the first place?
by nicolaou in
1. jw
2. friends
i had no doubts at all about the 'truth' untill a friend of mine in the cong' began falling away.

in trying to help him i had to ask questions and do research and that of course cracked the doors of my mind open for the first time in over thirty years.. years ago, when jwd allowed members to have signatures, i used the following quote from voltaire as mine.

i still love it.. doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous..
102
How do you make a living?
by paulnotsaul in
1. jw
2. friends
since most of us believed it was right around the corner, how many of you went to any secondary schools or training?

what do you do now to survive?

are you working or unemployed?
77
The J Dub Culture of Skirt-Wearing
by mummatron in
1. jw
2. friends
this is something that has always bothered me.

as a born-in jw i was raised as a little girl wearing skirts and dresses which is clearly quite normal in terms of gender-appropriate clothing.

however, the older i grew, the more i realised that all jw women and girls wore skirts to meetings and when out in fs, but would wear trousers in their everyday life.
68
Jw upbringing and retarded social growth.
by AK - Jeff in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was raised a jw, by an inactive jw mom.

looking back, and reflection on my childhood, causes me to wonder.. i honestly did not miss the holidays, for example.

i never had them, so nothing was taken away in that regard.
63
I know my favorite dream job - what's yours?
by wings in
1. jw
2. friends
food critic for a gormet magazine.

movie critic....i'd be good at that.

travel book writer.....i should move that to the top.
43
Who's Going to the Memorial Tonight?
by daniel-p in
1. jw
2. friends
ok everyone, who has to go to the memorial tonight?

check in here, state the reason you have to go, and when you get back, let us know how it went and your impressions.

for me, i have to go for my family--since i'm doing the fade i figure it won't kill me to go.
41
They Push You In,,,,Then Punish You If You Go!
by new boy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
they brag about the fact that they the don' t baptize their babies because "how can a baby 'know' what religion it wants to believe in the rest of it's life!".

but a 14 year old does?.....they put so much presure on their children to get dunked, that if your not baptize by 18 years old there is something really "wrong" with you.. so the poor kid does it, just to get everyone off their backs.

legally a minor can't be held to a contract if they are under 18 years old and why?
39
Do you feel reading through the bible in the past has benefited you at all?
by Hope4Others in
1. jw
2. experiences
putting the doctrine aside do you feel it has given you any advantages?

case in point my son posts on university sites and often the topic about the bible.

and god come up.
39
How have you benefited by leaving the WT Organization?
by Quirky1 in
1. jw
2. experiences
this is just a curious study.

i would love to get everyone's input on how each individual or couple has benefited from leaving the jw/wtbs as well as how their life is currently vs. being part of the organization.. eyes wide open .

quirky1 .
36
"Noooooo!" George Lucas alters Star Wars yet again...
by unshackled in
1. jw
2. friends
many bothans died to bring us this information.... the star wars films are about to be released on blu-ray.

and yet again george couldn't leave them alone.

for those who hated the "noooooo!